Collapse, surrender to me!

"We are almost ready. Although we still have no clue, the criminal finally revealed his true intentions when he killed the fifth person. However, it seems like he deliberately left evidence behind."

At this point, Daisuke raised his almost asleep face from the kotatsu. At this moment, Daisuke in front of Kuroto Mikiya looked quite serious.

"What I'm going to tell you next is confidential. I'm telling you this because it has something to do with you... I've already told you about the condition of the first person's body, right?"

Daisuke began to talk about the conditions of the second and third bodies.

While praying that all the detectives in the country would not be as talkative as his cousin, Kuroto Mikiya listened to what he said with great anticipation.

The second person's body was cut in half vertically from the forehead to the crotch, and the murder weapon... is unknown.

Moreover, half of the body was stuck to the wall after being cut in half.

The third person's hands and feet were cut off, and his feet were sewn to his hands and his hands to his feet.

The fourth person's body was divided into pieces, turning into symbols that looked like words.

The fifth person is centered on the head, with his hands and feet arranged in a swastika shape.

"I knew he was a psychopathic murderer the minute I heard him."

Kuroto Mikiya expressed his thoughts, and Daisuke agreed.

"Although the situation is quite easy to understand, the other party still has a purpose, right? Mikiya, what do you think?"

"…It could be some kind of trick, a perverted habit of the Manchus, or some weird ritual. It could all be possible."

"What you said is the same as what you didn't say."

My cousin held his head and looked troubled for a long time.

"There is no motive or pattern. Although he only commits crimes outside now, if he doesn't encounter lonely pedestrians on the road at night, his desire to kill may be stronger. In the end, it will turn into home burglary."

Having said that, my cousin changed the subject again.

"I just said it's related to you because I found this thing at the crime scene of the fifth victim."

What Daisuke placed on the kotatsu was the school seal of Kurodori Kan'aya's school.

"Because the scene is overgrown with weeds, we don't know whether the criminal didn't notice it or left it there on purpose. But no matter what the result is, we will take action. Maybe the Metropolitan Police Department will come to your school to investigate in the near future."

It sounds serious though.

But five people were killed in four months.

Perhaps apart from the relatives and investigators, this incident would not cause any waves in this big city where dozens of people die unnatural deaths every day.

Only Gan Ye looked at the school seal and fell into deep thought.

……

On the other side, Fujino was walking happily on the road after paying for the meal for Mikiya-senpai who had helped her before.

Today's temperature hit the highest point since the beginning of summer, and the comfort level also hit the lowest point since the beginning of summer.

But this did not stop Asagami Fujino's enthusiasm at all.

She ran out of the office not simply because she couldn't stand Grayshu's gaze.

It was because she remembered something.

That is - Guan Buzi's mother.

Speaking of Guan Buzi's mother, she was a very famous street fortune teller in the past.

As far as I can remember, she had been setting up a stall nearby until her sophomore year of high school.

Fujino had never asked her to tell fortunes because of her past condition, but the girls in her class believed in her very much, so Fujino was somewhat familiar with the name.

A long time ago, a woman known as Guanbuzi's mother would appear in this area from time to time, telling fortunes on the streets.

The fortune teller became famous because of her unique predictions.

What she is good at is not predicting the future, but teaching people how to avoid misfortune.

"Soon, your relationship with your significant other will cool down. To be honest, it will be in two days... Hmm? You still like each other and don't want to break up no matter what? Then, go on a trip by yourself for three days. Remember to bring back some souvenirs."

——The fortune tellers claimed that they had successfully avoided misfortune with her straightforward advice.

Although she was predicting misfortunes that had not yet happened, there was no such thing as avoiding them.

But in fact, Fujino did hear that some girls did not follow the instructions and later suffered the misfortune she described, without any exception.

Therefore, those who like to gossip exaggerated the cases of those girls, thinking that they could infer that the accuracy of divination was 100%.

However, Guan Buzi's mother herself was not satisfied with this statement.

"I didn't predict your future at all. If you keep talking about those nonsense, I will never tell fortunes again." After she said this, the girls started to spread the news among themselves and didn't make a big fuss about it.

If it was just an ordinary prediction of the future, Asagami Fujino would not be interested in Guanbuzi's mother.

But what makes this prophet special is that he has only been fortune-telling about love fortunes, future dreams, etc., so he has become an urban legend among girls.

Asagami Fujino also wanted to go and see the other person.

As a fortune teller known to all the girls in the class, Fujino naturally knew the location of the other party's divination, which was in a remote alley.

There is no house, only a table and a crystal ball.

There is also Guan Buzi's mother, who is dressed in black, like a British noble lady.

"Oh, it looks like we have a special guest today."

Kanbuko's mother was quite surprised to see Asagami Fujino approaching.

She herself is a fortune teller and possesses the "future vision" known as the Eye of God. Her "future vision" is an "absolute future vision" that transcends "prediction" and "measurement."

For example, if you meet her for the first time today, she can predict that you will break up with your girlfriend in three days and tell you how to avoid it.

A person who uses his or her abilities to avoid a bad future for others.

She has changed the future of many people.

So she discovered that the future of the purple-haired girl in front of her also had signs of being changed by others.

No, just like what Guan Buzi's mother herself has always said.

She has not changed the future, she has only provided these young people with some choices now.

"Hello."

Asagami Fujino was very polite, after all, she came to ask for help.

But she didn't know how to start.

"Are you here to calculate your love fortune?"

Guan Buzi's mother knew the condition of these young people very well.

I couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Well, first let me see the person you have a crush on with all your heart."

After a few seconds.

Guan Buzi's mother couldn't laugh anymore.

With her absolute future vision, she couldn't see Grayshu.

This situation is not impossible.

Special magic array, special origin, powerful people far beyond her...her absolute future vision will all be ineffective.

But I have been in Guanbuzi City for so many years and this kind of situation rarely happens.

After all, this place is even more "rural" than Fuyuki. At least Fuyuki City still has underground veins.

Although the divination failed, Guan Buzi's mother did not give up.

After all, in the future, 12 years later, when she is over years old and has lost her "future vision", she will still set up the fortune-telling stall again.

Many times, she can see most of the love fortunes of young people with just a little understanding.

And she is also interested in people who can make her absolutely lose her future vision.

So she changed her approach.

"The person you have a crush on is very powerful. Can you introduce him to me?"

"no problem!"

Asagami Fujino said excitedly.

"She is a twelve-year-old girl named Grayshu..."

In Fujino's words, Grace had become God's messenger, a fairy banished to earth, who came to save her. She was praised to the skies.

If Grayshu herself were here now, she would probably blush.

As for Guan Buzi's mother, when she heard the first sentence, question marks started to appear in her head.

So the person you have a crush on is a 12-year-old minor, right?

Are they also girls like you?

She originally wanted to ask if she mistook friendship for love.

But looking at Fujino's condition, it would probably be impossible for her to admit it.

It's not realistic to reason with a girl who is in love.

So she wanted to take a look at Fujino's future.

But anything related to Grayshu was completely blurry.

She immediately realized that this Grayshu might be more powerful than she thought.

This situation can be easily explained with an Eastern saying:

When one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.

"It seems that people still have to accept old age."

Seeing that Bu Zi’s mother had no dreams, I felt sad.

If Fujino wasn't lying, Grace was only 12 years old.

"Are you done yet?"

Fujino asked a little nervously.

"It's over."

Guan Buzi's mother thought for a long time and said something.

“Don’t force anything.”

……

After leaving the alley.

Asagami Fujino has been thinking about the prophecy of Guanbuzi's mother.

Don't force it, just let it go naturally.

"That means, as long as I let nature take its course, I can be with Grayshu... No!"

Fujino suddenly remembered.

Guan Buzi's Mother has never been a prophecy, but rather a teaching on how to avoid misfortune.

In other words, if she forces it, her future will become unhappy.

But if she doesn't force it, there's a high probability that she and Gray will have no future.

It became extremely confusing for a moment.

And when she was struggling.

A house next to me suddenly shook and shattered.

With the sound of the explosion, the entire wall collapsed with a loud bang, like a mountain pressing down on top of one's head and the sky collapsing.

……

"You've been targeted by the bomb demon?"

From the tone of Aozaki Touko's voice, it was not even half-believing or half-doubting; it was completely different.